The Friends of Chula Vista Parks & Recreation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
320114415
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Chula Vista, CA, USA
Phone
6197377600
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parks and Playgrounds

Reported finances

Revenue
$17,341
Expenses
$41,867
Assets
$50,258

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ASHLEY GONZALES (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ASHLEY GONZALES (PRESIDENT)
  • MARTIN CALVO (TREASURER)
  • JAN BUDDINGH (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Part iii: organization's exempt purpose the purpose of the friends of chula vista parks & recreation is promotion and advancing recreational programs in the community with emphasis in supporting the undeserved children and residents of the city.

What it reported doing in 2025

1. The organization has funded the "learn to swim program" servicing elementary age children in partnership with city schools.provided for the "pumpkin smash" in partnership with city schools. This is a steam (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) where the participants learn engineering, math and practical skills in building trebuchets and participating in a pumpkin throwing event using the trebuchets. Provided funding to upgrade pickle ball courts at a city park for the enjoyment of the community and specifically senior citizens.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -141.4%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.2; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $42K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.